This essential and unique book delves into the various elementsthat Microsoft fixed from Vista and investigates the new featuresthat Microsoft added in response to user requests. Veteran authorJohn Paul Mueller shows you how to work with security policies aswell as manage the Windows Firewall in every wayconceivableboth of which are topics you won't find anywhereelse. In addition, he presents a clear, procedural approach toworking with trigger-start services, details how to make the UserAccount Control part of an application, and shows how to use GroupPolicy Objects to work with the Windows Firewall. Ultimately,you'll discover how Windows 7 provides practical, usablefunctionality, just waiting for you to exploit.

Professional Windows 7 Development Guide:

Walks you through picking files directly from pinnedapplications, checking on application status, and more, simply byviewing the Taskbar

Discusses the new Ribbon functionality and shows how to use iteffectively

Examines libraries and looks at how they provide a centralizedmethod of managing data

Includes complete Windows PowerShell coverage with all of theWindows 7 updates

Offers an in-depth look at 64-bit programming and parallelprogramming

Addresses working with power management

Reviews how you can create applications that automaticallyrestart and recover lost data when there is a crash

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John Paul Mueller

John Paul Mueller is a freelance author and a technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 49 books and more than 200 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. His current books include a COM+ programmer's guide and a book designed to help with home and small office networking. His technical editing skills have helped more than 25 authors refine the content of their manuscripts, some of which are certification related. In addition to book projects, John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. A recognized authority on computer industry certifications, he's also contributed certification-related articles to magazines such as Visual Basic® Developer and SQL Server® Professional.